Latest news for today in Ukraine
News Ukraine
Latest news for today in Ukraine
Photo from UNIAN
Russia’s hybrid military forces on March 15 mounted 12 attacks on Ukrainian Army positions in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, with four Ukrainian soldiers reported as wounded in action.
“The Russian Federation’s armed forces violated the ceasefire 12 times on March 15. Four Ukrainian soldiers were wounded as a result of enemy shelling,” the press center of Ukraine’s Joint Forces Operation Headquarters said in an update posted on Facebook as of 07:00 Kyiv time on March 16.
The enemy opened fire, employing proscribed 120mm and 82mm mortars, an anti-tank missile system, grenade launchers of various types, heavy machine guns, and small arms.
Read alsoICRC to have access to Ukrainian captives in occupied Donbas to speed up their release – Yermak
Under attack came Ukrainian positions near the villages of Pisky, Lebedynske, Nevelske, Pavlopil, Shyrokyne, Starohnativka, Luhanske, and Krymske.
In addition, the enemy shelled disengagement site No. 3, using a hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher and small arms. The Ukrainian military did not fire back, thus adhering to the ceasefire.
The enemy did not attack Ukrainian positions from 00:00 to 07:00 Kyiv time on March 16.